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Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America
Michael P. Winship · Yale University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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An innovative and compelling study of puritanism that follows the full sweep of the movement's history in England and America Begun in the mid-sixteenth century by Protestant nonconformists keen to reform England's church and society while saving their own souls, the puritan movement... |
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Revolutionary: George Washington at War
Robert L. O'Connell · Random House
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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From an acclaimed military historian, a bold reappraisal of young George Washington, an ambitious if reckless soldier destined to become the legendary general who took on the British and, through his leadership, came to define the American character How did George Washington become an American... |
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Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule
Gordon Thomas · Dutton Caliber
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
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An enthralling work of popular history that vividly resurrects the web of everyday Germans who resisted Nazi ruleNazi Germany is remembered as a nation of willing fanatics. But beneath the surface, countless ordinary, everyday Germans actively resisted Hitler. Some passed industrial secrets... |
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The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
Susan Page · Twelve
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff}... |
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The Heartland: An American History
Kristin L. Hoganson · Penguin Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A history of a quintessentially American place - the rural and small town heartland -- that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world.When Kristin L. Hoganson arrived in Champaign, Illinois, after teaching at Harvard, studying at Yale, and living in the D.C. metro area... |
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In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy
Frederic Martel · Bloomsbury Continuum
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
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A startling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican. In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. This brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years' authoritative research, including... |
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The Bootleggers of Montana Mountain: A Rural New Jersey Community's Prohibition Experience
Richard H Dalrymple Jr · Ragged Ridge Press
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
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The history of a community is its identity, which sets it apart from all others. Prohibition was a tumultuous time when all communities in the US faced the consequences of a national law which, in effect, legislated morality. Whereas temperance, defined as voluntary self-restraint in alcohol... |
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